Self-help author Tony Robbins has moved from infomercials to primetime. Are his series’ ratings positive enough for the TV show to stick around?

In Breakthrough with Tony Robbins, the host helps families overcome tough life challenges so that they can heal, “break through,” and reach their full potential. Last night’s installment centers around Frank and Kristen Alioto, a California couple. At their wedding reception, he broke his neck in a swimming accident and was left a paraplegic.

While Robbins was able to help them, the ratings for the premiere were anything but positive. The first episode attracted a meager 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 3.13 million viewers (per the overnights). Those numbers put the program in fourth place for the timeslot in both categories. What’s more, viewership fell between the first and second half hours, a sign that those viewers probably won’t be back next week.

NBC commissioned six episodes of this series. With numbers like these, they surely won’t be ordering any more and it’s looking unlikely that the network will even end up airing all that they already have.

What do you think? Is Breakthrough with Tony Robbins worth watching or would you just cancel it now? Cancel or keep it?

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KEEP, pleeeeease!! We should have MORE inspirational shows like this and I was very impressed with all that he achieved with the couple on the first episode. I cannot wait to see more! It all makes great sense and is REAL…

This show reflects an emotional connectional with strangers that touches the very soul of anyone that has experienced challenges in their life without hope and inspiration. I didn’t imagine I could connect with this amazing couple given the age difference and the fortunate lifestyle and success I’ve experienced in my life. But I did and I couldn’t wait to see how Tony was going to change their life. Any new launch takes time to build an audience base especially with the junky-addictive reality shows presently on all of the networks. If nothing else it’s real life, the program has great… Read more »

The show was excellent and inspiring. I’m tired of so much negativity on TV,
ESPECIALLY the reality shows. This was a breath of fresh air. I do feel that this
young couple made a turning point in their lives for the better and it showed that
life can still be good regardless of personal tragedies. People can move on. I’ll
definitely watch this show and have told several friends about it.

keep it !
these real-life stories are so much more valuable than the scripted entertainment we normally watch.
who doesn’t want to see inspiring stories of real people overcoming huge challenges in their lives ?

I just found out about it from watching the TODAY show on Tuesday July 26th. I don’t think he has had much PR on the series. Maybe that would help with the ratings, YA THINK. We need more of that type of programming instead of the junk that is on cable/hd that we need to pay for.

Keep the show, there is nothing good on TV but Negativity…. Negative news over ..and over, negative programs… nothing good. The people are so used to Negative TV and Negative Shows that some of them may have a heart attack if they watch a positive show like Breakthough with Tony. The Society was programed on Negative News, this is what sells on TV. It is sad but I can think of Hundreds of shows and programs that need to be cancelled becasue it does not improve anyone’s life…..???? We live in a Negative World but few great People like Tony… Read more »